A.N. To all you people out there, thank you sooo much for reviewing! It
really encourages me to keep writing, and to improve my skills when you
review. I was actually very surprised at the number of reviews I got so
quickly. Once again lots of thanks from me.
Yugi: And me too! I want to find out what happens with Serena. Who are you gonna pair her up with?
Silver Angel: Hey Yugi. Well as to who Serena will be paired with.
.It's a secret! But don't worry, it will happen. Maybe some votes?
Serena/Yami Serena/Yugi Serena/Bakura (the nice one) Serena/Pegasus
I make no promises, but your opinions are very welcome. Oh and Yugi here has something to say. ^_^
Yugi: Silver does not own me, or any of the other characters from Yu-Gi- Oh! She also does not own Serena or Sailor Moon; they belong to Naoko Takeuchi, and Silver makes no profit at all on this.
Silver Angel: I claim my Yugi plushie though! ::huggles:: On with the story!
Chapter 3: My pain, My loss, My heart.
Remember
Remember me when I am gone away, Gone far away into the silent land; When you can no more hold me by the hand, Nor I half turn to go, yet turning stay. Remember me when no more, day by day, You tell me of our future that you planned: Only remember me; you understand It will be late to counsel then or pray. Yet if you should forget me for a while And afterwards remember, do not grieve: For if the darkness and corruption leave A vestige of the thoughts that I once had, Better by far you should forget and smile Than that you should remember and be sad.
-Christina Rossetti
Leaning on it with almost all of his weight, Pegasus staggered into the doorway. His face was extremely pale, and it was obvious that he was sweating with the excertion. Dark circles hung under his eyes, a testament to the pain he must have gone through, and the weakness of his body.
'Wow. I didn't think that Pegasus would really look this bad.' Yugi silently appraised. 'I can't say I blame him though. Knowing what happened to him, I think I would look the same. Being possessed by an evil spirit can not be good for you.'
Seeing the Millennium eye still in place, Yugi frowned, though inwardly he heaved a great sigh of relief. Though Pegasus still had possession of the talisman, he could tell that it was different. The gold seemed to have lost some of it shine, and now had a lackluster sort of glint to it. It was the only visible change, but the greatest different of all, was that the eye no longer seemed to exude such an all-pervasive feeling of evil. Coming back to himself with a start, Yugi noticed that Pegasus had started to collapse, falling forward away from the wall to land on his knees before them.
Without saying a word to any of them, Serena walked forward, quickly closing the gap between her and the silver haired man. Kneeling down beside him, she lifted one delicate seeming hand, and placed it gently on his forehead. She breathed a single word, so quiet that none but Pegasus could possibly have heard, and surrounded their two bodies with a warm silver glow.
Pegasus looked up when a strange warm glow seemed to fill him; replacing much of the energy he had used up trying to drag himself down to the dueling arena.
'It's her. The angel. The one who saved me from the evil in the eye. She looks different; younger now, but I know it's her.' Gazing up at the delicate beauty of her face, her pale creamy skin and pale coral lips; he found himself drawn into her crystal blue eyes; so filled with emotions.
'I was right.about the heartache I saw in her eyes. She has lost someone dear to her - just like me. Perhaps.perhaps she truly can understand my pain; all that I've gone through. How I wish that she could return to me, but.I do not know how.' He started to ask her who she was, but before he could form the question, she looked away, breaking eye contact, and the rapport that had formed between them.
The silver light faded, and he blinked, pushing himself off the floor to stand. "Thank you," he told her. "For healing me; both times".
She smiled at him, though the smile didn't quite seem to reach her eyes. The emotions that he had found there: pain, loss, determination, all remained there, though she had masked them partially.
"You're welcome Mr. Pegasus, though I do wish to ask you if you remember anything from before." A hint of coldness flickered into her eyes at the last statement, though he couldn't tell whether it was directed at him or not. He slumped, finding himself awash with the memories of all he had done - for it had been him, no matter how much he would like to convince himself otherwise.
"I remember.all of it," he admitted, eyes downcast, with his silver hair sweeping downwards to hide his face. A pain shot through his heart as he thought of his dead wife.
'What would she think of me now? The man who kidnapped children, stole the souls of others, and nearly killed some. All for her.but she would hate me now. Whether I managed to bring her back or not would not matter. She would never forgive me.'
'He looks so sad. I think he really does regret his actions.' Yugi thought to himself, as he watched Pegasus answer Serena's question. He blushed slightly thinking of the girl he had summoned; the girl who had saved them all. Both of her 'forms' were beautiful, though in different ways.
Cosmos, the silver haired goddess who had answered his wish, had an ageless sort of beauty. She was strong, and seemed cold, but he had seen the emotions trapped in the depths of her eyes, hidden by her own masks, and knew that she was far from uncaring. Still, she had an unreachable sort of beauty: like the moon, or the stars.
Serena though.in a way she was almost the opposite of her other form. She appeared younger, almost his own age in fact; and her eyes fairly danced with all her emotions. Hidden still, but much closer.
Yugi blushed again. 'I really shouldn't be thinking of her like this. She's what? Three hundred years old? I do not have a crush on her. I do not have a crush on her.' He repeated this to himself like a mantra, trying to convince himself of its truth.
/So you think she's pretty aibou?/ Yami's thought popped into his head. /I can't say I blame you, but I do warn you: she probably won't have the same feelings. You know her age, and there seems to be something familiar about her. I feel as though I have known her before, but she seems different. More dangerous certainly. Be careful around her./
'Of course I'll be careful Yami,' Yugi thought back at his counterpart. 'But I really don't think we have anything to worry from her. She helped defeat Pegasus, and you yourself said you think you knew her somewhere. Surely you would remember if she had been evil.'
Yami was silent at his last comment, and Yugi was unsure whether he agreed, or did not see fit to argue further.
".so you'll let us use your helicopter to get off this island?" Serena was saying. She seemed to have finished interrogating Pegasus on all he knew of the Millennium items, and was making arrangements to track down the rest of them.
"I'll do better than that miss Serena." He told her, giving her a small half smile. "I am coming with you. This eye of mine," he tapped the side of his head. "Still has the power to read minds, if I am not mistaken, and hopefully I may be of service in helping you with your goals." His smile gave way to a serious frown. "Besides all that, it is one way I can think of for making up for all the harm I've caused, and to repay you for all you've done for me."
"If you want to than I will be glad for the help. I can defeat the Chaos easily enough, but the more minds I have helping me, the easier it will be to track down the different items. The longer it takes, the more souls that will be stolen, and the more powerful Chaos will become. I must not let it become anywhere near as powerful as it was the last time I faced it."
At the mention of her last fight against Chaos, Serena's eyes once more filled with the shadows of her pain. She quickly covered this up with false happiness.
"Well guys, are we ready to go? I don't know about you, but I think we should get started. The sooner we do this, the sooner we can have ice cream!" She jumped up, giving a little cheer. The rest of the group all sweat dropped. This was a side of her they hadn't seen before.
On the helicopter, Yugi found himself sitting in the middle next to Pegasus, while Serena sat up front next to the pilot, and the rest of the group crowded into the large back seat. He glanced furtively to the side, at the man who had once been evil, and his worst enemy.
"Pegasus?" The silver haired man turned to look at him questioningly, a true smile on his face. One that was quite unlike any he had seen previously on the man.
"How did you get the Millennium eye in the first place? I mean, I got mine from my Grandpa, but I thought they were all pretty well hidden."
The sadness Yugi had seen previously in Pegasus' eyes returned as he explained. "I was looking for it Yugi boy; or rather, I was looking for it's power. Did you know that if I had been able to gather enough souls, I may have found a way to bring someone back to life?" Yugi's eyes widened. Was this possible? /I do not know aibou/ his Yami answered unbidden. /He may be correct in this, though I have never heard of it occur. Many souls, or things akin to them dwell in the shadow realm. He may have found away to use the shadow realm to harness the power of those souls he trapped, to bring one back to him./
"It was my wife, Yugi boy, who I was trying to return to me. My wife, who was stolen from me so soon after our wedding. I loved her with all my heart, yet we had so little time together. I went to Egypt, in hopes of finding a way to bring her back, and instead I found the one thing that would push her away, even if I could. I found the Millennium Eye Yugi, and I became a monster."
Yugi looked down. "I'm sorry," he mumbled. "I shouldn't have asked. I don't even know if I can say I understand. I never even knew my parents when I lost them."
Beside him, Pegasus sighed. "Don't trouble yourself over it Yugi. It is my loss to bear. My pain."
A.N. Wow! I am so good! The chapter probably could have been longer, but I thought that here was a fitting ending. And I finished it in less than a day! I don't know how often this will happen, because Christmas vacation is almost over, but I'll try my best to update often. Don't forget to review!
Yugi: Yeah! Review! I want to see if I get to be with Seren-Mmpff!
Silver Angel: ::covers Yugi's mouth:: Heh! Don't mind him. ::holds back struggling Yugi:: He just has a little crush! ^_^;;
Yugi: And me too! I want to find out what happens with Serena. Who are you gonna pair her up with?
Silver Angel: Hey Yugi. Well as to who Serena will be paired with.
.It's a secret! But don't worry, it will happen. Maybe some votes?
Serena/Yami Serena/Yugi Serena/Bakura (the nice one) Serena/Pegasus
I make no promises, but your opinions are very welcome. Oh and Yugi here has something to say. ^_^
Yugi: Silver does not own me, or any of the other characters from Yu-Gi- Oh! She also does not own Serena or Sailor Moon; they belong to Naoko Takeuchi, and Silver makes no profit at all on this.
Silver Angel: I claim my Yugi plushie though! ::huggles:: On with the story!
Chapter 3: My pain, My loss, My heart.
Remember
Remember me when I am gone away, Gone far away into the silent land; When you can no more hold me by the hand, Nor I half turn to go, yet turning stay. Remember me when no more, day by day, You tell me of our future that you planned: Only remember me; you understand It will be late to counsel then or pray. Yet if you should forget me for a while And afterwards remember, do not grieve: For if the darkness and corruption leave A vestige of the thoughts that I once had, Better by far you should forget and smile Than that you should remember and be sad.
-Christina Rossetti
Leaning on it with almost all of his weight, Pegasus staggered into the doorway. His face was extremely pale, and it was obvious that he was sweating with the excertion. Dark circles hung under his eyes, a testament to the pain he must have gone through, and the weakness of his body.
'Wow. I didn't think that Pegasus would really look this bad.' Yugi silently appraised. 'I can't say I blame him though. Knowing what happened to him, I think I would look the same. Being possessed by an evil spirit can not be good for you.'
Seeing the Millennium eye still in place, Yugi frowned, though inwardly he heaved a great sigh of relief. Though Pegasus still had possession of the talisman, he could tell that it was different. The gold seemed to have lost some of it shine, and now had a lackluster sort of glint to it. It was the only visible change, but the greatest different of all, was that the eye no longer seemed to exude such an all-pervasive feeling of evil. Coming back to himself with a start, Yugi noticed that Pegasus had started to collapse, falling forward away from the wall to land on his knees before them.
Without saying a word to any of them, Serena walked forward, quickly closing the gap between her and the silver haired man. Kneeling down beside him, she lifted one delicate seeming hand, and placed it gently on his forehead. She breathed a single word, so quiet that none but Pegasus could possibly have heard, and surrounded their two bodies with a warm silver glow.
Pegasus looked up when a strange warm glow seemed to fill him; replacing much of the energy he had used up trying to drag himself down to the dueling arena.
'It's her. The angel. The one who saved me from the evil in the eye. She looks different; younger now, but I know it's her.' Gazing up at the delicate beauty of her face, her pale creamy skin and pale coral lips; he found himself drawn into her crystal blue eyes; so filled with emotions.
'I was right.about the heartache I saw in her eyes. She has lost someone dear to her - just like me. Perhaps.perhaps she truly can understand my pain; all that I've gone through. How I wish that she could return to me, but.I do not know how.' He started to ask her who she was, but before he could form the question, she looked away, breaking eye contact, and the rapport that had formed between them.
The silver light faded, and he blinked, pushing himself off the floor to stand. "Thank you," he told her. "For healing me; both times".
She smiled at him, though the smile didn't quite seem to reach her eyes. The emotions that he had found there: pain, loss, determination, all remained there, though she had masked them partially.
"You're welcome Mr. Pegasus, though I do wish to ask you if you remember anything from before." A hint of coldness flickered into her eyes at the last statement, though he couldn't tell whether it was directed at him or not. He slumped, finding himself awash with the memories of all he had done - for it had been him, no matter how much he would like to convince himself otherwise.
"I remember.all of it," he admitted, eyes downcast, with his silver hair sweeping downwards to hide his face. A pain shot through his heart as he thought of his dead wife.
'What would she think of me now? The man who kidnapped children, stole the souls of others, and nearly killed some. All for her.but she would hate me now. Whether I managed to bring her back or not would not matter. She would never forgive me.'
'He looks so sad. I think he really does regret his actions.' Yugi thought to himself, as he watched Pegasus answer Serena's question. He blushed slightly thinking of the girl he had summoned; the girl who had saved them all. Both of her 'forms' were beautiful, though in different ways.
Cosmos, the silver haired goddess who had answered his wish, had an ageless sort of beauty. She was strong, and seemed cold, but he had seen the emotions trapped in the depths of her eyes, hidden by her own masks, and knew that she was far from uncaring. Still, she had an unreachable sort of beauty: like the moon, or the stars.
Serena though.in a way she was almost the opposite of her other form. She appeared younger, almost his own age in fact; and her eyes fairly danced with all her emotions. Hidden still, but much closer.
Yugi blushed again. 'I really shouldn't be thinking of her like this. She's what? Three hundred years old? I do not have a crush on her. I do not have a crush on her.' He repeated this to himself like a mantra, trying to convince himself of its truth.
/So you think she's pretty aibou?/ Yami's thought popped into his head. /I can't say I blame you, but I do warn you: she probably won't have the same feelings. You know her age, and there seems to be something familiar about her. I feel as though I have known her before, but she seems different. More dangerous certainly. Be careful around her./
'Of course I'll be careful Yami,' Yugi thought back at his counterpart. 'But I really don't think we have anything to worry from her. She helped defeat Pegasus, and you yourself said you think you knew her somewhere. Surely you would remember if she had been evil.'
Yami was silent at his last comment, and Yugi was unsure whether he agreed, or did not see fit to argue further.
".so you'll let us use your helicopter to get off this island?" Serena was saying. She seemed to have finished interrogating Pegasus on all he knew of the Millennium items, and was making arrangements to track down the rest of them.
"I'll do better than that miss Serena." He told her, giving her a small half smile. "I am coming with you. This eye of mine," he tapped the side of his head. "Still has the power to read minds, if I am not mistaken, and hopefully I may be of service in helping you with your goals." His smile gave way to a serious frown. "Besides all that, it is one way I can think of for making up for all the harm I've caused, and to repay you for all you've done for me."
"If you want to than I will be glad for the help. I can defeat the Chaos easily enough, but the more minds I have helping me, the easier it will be to track down the different items. The longer it takes, the more souls that will be stolen, and the more powerful Chaos will become. I must not let it become anywhere near as powerful as it was the last time I faced it."
At the mention of her last fight against Chaos, Serena's eyes once more filled with the shadows of her pain. She quickly covered this up with false happiness.
"Well guys, are we ready to go? I don't know about you, but I think we should get started. The sooner we do this, the sooner we can have ice cream!" She jumped up, giving a little cheer. The rest of the group all sweat dropped. This was a side of her they hadn't seen before.
On the helicopter, Yugi found himself sitting in the middle next to Pegasus, while Serena sat up front next to the pilot, and the rest of the group crowded into the large back seat. He glanced furtively to the side, at the man who had once been evil, and his worst enemy.
"Pegasus?" The silver haired man turned to look at him questioningly, a true smile on his face. One that was quite unlike any he had seen previously on the man.
"How did you get the Millennium eye in the first place? I mean, I got mine from my Grandpa, but I thought they were all pretty well hidden."
The sadness Yugi had seen previously in Pegasus' eyes returned as he explained. "I was looking for it Yugi boy; or rather, I was looking for it's power. Did you know that if I had been able to gather enough souls, I may have found a way to bring someone back to life?" Yugi's eyes widened. Was this possible? /I do not know aibou/ his Yami answered unbidden. /He may be correct in this, though I have never heard of it occur. Many souls, or things akin to them dwell in the shadow realm. He may have found away to use the shadow realm to harness the power of those souls he trapped, to bring one back to him./
"It was my wife, Yugi boy, who I was trying to return to me. My wife, who was stolen from me so soon after our wedding. I loved her with all my heart, yet we had so little time together. I went to Egypt, in hopes of finding a way to bring her back, and instead I found the one thing that would push her away, even if I could. I found the Millennium Eye Yugi, and I became a monster."
Yugi looked down. "I'm sorry," he mumbled. "I shouldn't have asked. I don't even know if I can say I understand. I never even knew my parents when I lost them."
Beside him, Pegasus sighed. "Don't trouble yourself over it Yugi. It is my loss to bear. My pain."
A.N. Wow! I am so good! The chapter probably could have been longer, but I thought that here was a fitting ending. And I finished it in less than a day! I don't know how often this will happen, because Christmas vacation is almost over, but I'll try my best to update often. Don't forget to review!
Yugi: Yeah! Review! I want to see if I get to be with Seren-Mmpff!
Silver Angel: ::covers Yugi's mouth:: Heh! Don't mind him. ::holds back struggling Yugi:: He just has a little crush! ^_^;;
